diff --git a/ci/codebuild/arch-linux.yml b/ci/codebuild/arch-linux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4262f50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/codebuild/arch-linux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 0.2
+# This uses the docker image specified in ci/docker/arch-linux
+phases:
+  build:
+    commands:
+      - echo Build started on `date`
+      - ./ci/codebuild/build.sh -DTEST_RESOURCE_PREFIX=lambda-cpp-archbtw
+      - ./ci/codebuild/run-tests.sh aws-lambda-package-lambda-test-fun
+      - echo Build completed on `date`
diff --git a/ci/codebuild/build.sh b/ci/codebuild/build.sh
index 53a9544..8a90d30 100755
--- a/ci/codebuild/build.sh
+++ b/ci/codebuild/build.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ set -euo pipefail
 cd $CODEBUILD_SRC_DIR
 mkdir build
 cd build
-cmake .. -GNinja -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/install $@
+cmake .. -GNinja \
+  -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+  -DENABLE_TESTS=ON \
+  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/install $@
 ninja
 ninja install
diff --git a/ci/docker/arch-linux b/ci/docker/arch-linux
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dce1a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/docker/arch-linux
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+FROM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/archlinux:latest 
+
+RUN pacman -Sy --noconfirm git 
+RUN git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp.git
+RUN pacman -Sy --noconfirm \
+    cmake \
+    ninja \
+    clang \
+    curl \
+    zip
+    
+
+# Note: (2022-08-23)
+# Using -DUSE_OPENSSL=OFF as a workaround to an AWS SDK dependency issue with this distro.
+# The current SDK version has a dependency on a static build version of openssl, not available through pacman.
+# ref: https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/issues/1910
+RUN CC=/usr/bin/clang CXX=/usr/bin/clang++ cmake -Saws-sdk-cpp -Baws-sdk-cpp/build -GNinja \
+    -DBUILD_ONLY=lambda \
+    -DUSE_OPENSSL=OFF \ 
+    -DENABLE_TESTING=OFF
+RUN cmake --build aws-sdk-cpp/build -t install
+